More than half the facilities in Britain have closed in the past decade sparking protests from elderly campaigners, the tourist industry and outdoor workers More than HALF of Britain's public toilets have closed in the past decade, leaving just 6,000 in operation. And town halls have reduced what they spend on them by more than 10million in the past three years, say campaigners.
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I AM writing to thank the Bolton News for its story "Row over bus changes" Bolton News, July 18 and the support from Councillors Susan Howarth and David Chadwick, following changes to the 68, and the 571/572 daytime bus routes being withdrawn and replaced with a revised 519/520 services, between Great Lever and Johnson Fold, that came into force on July 19. Having been advised the above routes are commercially run by the local bus operator First Bus Manchester, who have had to give the several weeks appropriate advance notice to the Traffic Commissionaire, however it is duly noted Transport for Greater Manchester were aware of the above changes, since they had all the revised details already printed, what has been most annoying is the lack of advance notice or consultation to the passengers who actually use these services.
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The UK's biggest basketball competition - Midnight Madness - is coming to Newcastle as it continues its search for the best of British hoops. The event helps to provide players with life-changing opportunities each year, taking them around the world to compete in top-level international competitions.
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SINCE the late-1960s, the annual Under-19 West Indies Cricket tournament has been a cornerstone of cricket development in the Caribbean. Each summer, down the years, the West Indies Cricket Board has been able to gather leading Under-19 cricketers from the member territories of the regional board in one place for competition and a priceless opportunity to expose their talent.
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Manuel Pellegrini's men had some surprise admirers as they arrived at Manchester Airport to travel to Germany for their final pre-season friendly The Blues are taking on Stuttgart in their last warm-up game before the new campaign tomorrow, report the Manchester Evening News . And they got a warm welcome as they arrived at Manchester Airport to board a private jet to Germany earlier this afternoon And the girls didn't miss their opportunity to grab some selfies with Vincent Kompany and Aleks Kolarov among the Blues' stars they collared for a chat and some photos.
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The Montenegrin international has struggled to break into the first team under Manuel Pellegrini since his move to the Etihad two years ago and Roberto Mancini has seized the chance to take the forward back to Serie A, report the Manchester Evening News . Jovetic joins Inter on an initial 18-month loan for an undisclosed fee, with an obligation to buy.
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Property prices fall A 450k within an hour's commute from central London: Crawley, Newbury and Colchester among best value towns near capital London workers looking for homes can save as much as A 450,000 on the cost of a property by putting up with an hour's commute, a report claims. The average cost of a home drops from A 722,000 in central London to A 272,000 in commuter towns an hour away from the capital - like Crawley, Newbury, Colchester and Chatham, Lloyds Bank said.
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Two Vernon Police Department vehicles are out of service due to the damage sustained in two separate crashes on Thursday night. At approximately 8:44 p.m., a Vernon police officer was on general patrol, traveling northbound on Vernon Avenue when he saw a Nissan Sentra traveling southbound on Vernon Avenue erratically cross over the double yellow lines of the two lane roadway and crash into a GMC Yukon.
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Simon Calder's career in travel started at Gatwick Airport, where he cleaned aircraft for Laker Airways and later worked as a security officer. He became The Independent's Travel Correspondent in 1994, and is known as "the Man Who Pays His Way" because he does not accept free travel facilities.
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Di Maria is expected to complete a move to Paris within the next 48 hours after failing to travel to United's pre-season tour in the United States Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. Please read our Legal Terms & Policies Angel Di Maria has been fined A 360,000 for failing to appear in the United States for Manchester United's pre-season tour, and is expected to complete a move to Paris Saint-Germain before the end of the week.
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Transport, skills and boosting job creation are central to a North East devolution deal , it is said, as it emerges civil servants are in the region this week for talks. North East leaders are working with Whitehall chiefs to pull together a detailed bid in time for a September 4 deadline, raising hopes devolution could be agreed in time for the Autumn Statement.
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Multi-million pound drive-through, artisan gin and coffee palace, meat lovers' restaurant and hand-made fashion emporium among new ventures in our area The Visiter started our long-running Shop Local campaign back in 2008 and it is a campaign we still believe in strongly - especially for new firms which are working hard to get going. So please support these new ventures - we hope you enjoy seeing some of the great new businesses that have opened in our area so far in 2015.
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KEIGHLEY people are welcome to come and watch the latest instalment of an annual volleyball tournament, which will be staged in the town next month. There will be 12 teams taking part from across England, including visiting squads from London, Leicester, Manchester, Blackburn and Birmingham.
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The importance of the Black Friday weekend in US retail has been heavily documented in international news and trade press. Adobe , for example, reported that sales came in at a whopping $2.56bn in the US alone - that's a 16% increase YoY.
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Athletes from across the UK turned out in force for the official opening of this year's British Transplant Games . Newcastle and Gateshead are playing host to the three-day event which kicked off on Thursday with a parade from Old Eldon Square to the City Hall.
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Big spending Manchester United are looking to bring in Lazio duo Felipe Anderson and Stefan De Vrij for a combined fee of 42.5million, according to reports in the Express on Thursday. Italian reports from newspaper Carriere della Sera suggest that United are set to return to Lazio with improved offers for Anderson and De Vrij, after seeing initial bids rebuffed by the Serie A side.
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KATE Green, MP for Stretford and Urmston, spoke out in Parliament against the delay in vital electrification of rail lines in the north. Throughout the General Election campaign, David Cameron promised to electrify key rail lines in the north, including the TransPennine line between Manchester and Leeds.
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